Most Americans don't know everything there is to know about their own country (after all, there is a lot of history there). So it's not surprising that most people don't know a lot of facts about one of our biggest rivals, China.

Geopolitical experts call China the "sleeping dragon" because of its rapidly growing economy and influence on the world. But what don't we know about them? Here some crazy interesting facts about the People's Republic of China that you probably didn't know. [21 photos total]

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